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A California primary primer, political literature for kids and the role of trade in this presidential election
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May 31, 2016
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A California primary primer, political literature for kids and the role of trade in this presidential election

A breakdown of the California primary ballot, books for kids about elections and politics, a look at the signature issue in this presidential race: trade.

Voting pamphlets are displayed as a voter marks her ballot while voting in California's Primary Election in Sacramento,Calif., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. With no divisive ballot initiatives or high-profile races a low voter turnout is expected.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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A breakdown of the California primary ballot, books for kids about elections and politics, a look at the signature issue in this presidential race: trade.

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Nearly 1.8 million voters registered or updated their information ahead of the May 23rd deadline. Many of them will come to the polls next week.
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Los Angeles County is projected to add hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next four years, but many will be relatively low paying.
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"It's not an exaggeration to say that California legislators established a state-sponsored killing machine," UCLA professor and author Benjamin Madley told Take Two.
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Last week, a statewide poll showed Hillary Clinton just eking out a 2-point lead over Bernie Sanders in California. A new poll out today tells a different story.
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The candidates are talking tough on trade, and it's resonating in Southern California, where manufacturing has declined. But other local industries like logistics, trucking and farming depend on trade.
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If trade slows down, truckers in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach would have less work or may even be out of a job.
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Kids books can help explain everything from the electoral college to an unhealthy thirst for power (with the help of a megalomaniac giant squid).
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This week we have the final album from one of the towering figures of modern American music, the legendary Allen Toussaint from New Orleans.
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While much attention is paid to the sizeable Latino, Asian and African American populations, less so is given to the state's American Indian residents. But that may be changing.
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Frances Arnold is the first woman to win the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize from the Technology Academy Finland for her work on directed evolution.
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Get your fishing pole and kayak ready: the LA River is open for the season.